The initiative seeks to reform eight constitutional articles and was framed as necessary to address high levels of corruption and discontent with the Mexican political class. The draft proposes that the president could have his six-year mandate (López Obrador takes office on 1 December) terminated early via a recall referendum held in the middle of his term (2021). Governors, lawmakers, mayors, and other elected authorities could also have their mandates terminated early via recall referendums.

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Iranian Kurdish insurgents are stepping up their military activities against the government in Tehran. Dr Jonathan Spyer reports from northern Iraq on the fallout from Iranian action against the PDKI and KDP-I